New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP, Raghav Chadha, on Tuesday raised the issue of paternity leave in Parliament, urging the government to make it a legal right across sectors in India Speaking during the session, Chadha highlighted what he described as a “societal failure enforced by law,” pointing out that while both parents…
Bhubaneswar: Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Rama Chandra Kadam has requested the Speaker of the Odisha Legislative Assembly Surama Padhy to change the seating arrangement of three MLAs – Dasarathi Gomango, Sofia Firdus, and Ramesh Chandra Jena – who were suspended from the party for cross-voting during the Rajya Sabha election held on on March…
Bhubaneswar, March 17: Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday demanded resignation of Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Mukesh Mahaling over the fire mishap at SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack that killed 11 people.The former CM said that that the Health Department cannot hide behind ‘inquiries’ while families mourn. Patnaik visited the fire-affected ICU…
The disciplinary action came after the MLAs allegedly voted in favour of a BJP-backed candidate.The suspended leaders include Ramesh Jena, Dasharathi Gamang, and Sofia Firdous. Their decision to cross-vote triggered immediate backlash within the party, which accused them of violating organisational discipline.State Congress leaders announced the suspension, stressing that the party would not tolerate actions…
The controversy began when Upasana requested another ballot after an error on her first. BJD and Congress agents strongly objected, claiming the move violated election rules. Voting was briefly halted before resuming once the issue was addressed.Leader of Opposition Naveen Patnaik alleged that Upasana committed a serious error during voting and accused officials of breaking…
Bhubaneshwar, March 16: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday intensified his allegations of “horse-trading” against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections today.This comes after Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday alleged that four individuals from Odisha attempted to lure Congress MLAs with…
Bhubaneswar: Voting for the four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha is all set to commence today, with five candidates in the fray for the four seats in the Upper House of Parliament.The BJP has fielded Sujeet Kumar and Manmohan Samal, while Dilip Ray is running as an independent with BJP support. The BJD has nominated…
Bhubaneswar, March 5: Senior BJD leader Santrupt Misra and noted physician Dr Datteswar Hota on Thursday filed their nominations for the Rajya Sabha 2026 elections.The duo filed their nomination papers before the Returning Officer in the Odisha Assembly in the presence of BJD supremo Naveen Patnaik and Odisha Congress unit president Bhakta Charan Das.The BJD president…
Bhubaneswar, February 26: Odisha BJP president Manmohan Samal announced that the party will reveal its Rajya Sabha candidates before March 5. Samal confirmed that a list of potential nominees has been forwarded to the BJP Parliamentary Board for final approval. He assured that the selection process is being handled at the highest level.BJP’s Odisha in-charge,…
Feb 19: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written to Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, urging him to develop two separate City Economic Regions (CERs) to accelerate balanced economic growth across Odisha.In his letter, he proposed the formation of the Sambalpur–Sundargarh–Jharsuguda–Bargarh cluster and the Angul–Dhenkanal cluster as distinct economic regions, modeled on the Bhubaneswar–Cuttack–Puri–Paradip…
